Name: Smithfield Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers were sharply higher; heifers were steady to 12.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 16.00 to 17.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 110.00 to 140.00 per head; "by the head" calves were 80.00 to 150.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.98/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$133.98

62 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$28.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	465	134.91	627	60
Medium 2	515	106.10	546	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.81/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

133.98

—

NC average8 barns · 764 hd

131.51

+2.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,777	106.46	1,891	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	79.10	939	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	74.00	1,035	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	60.24	590	8thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,942	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,446	93.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	64.60/cwt	63.00–66.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.31/cwt	121.00–130.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	135.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	184.18/cwt	175.00–190.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	164.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	427	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	735	2
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	372	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	146.76/cwt	145.00–149.00	426	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	146.83/cwt	144.00–150.00	551	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	160	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.06/cwt	179.00–190.00	865	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	115.54/cwt	111.00–120.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	144	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	76	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	394	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	362	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	242	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	169.26/cwt	164.00–177.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.25/cwt	180.00–188.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	131.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	152.72/cwt	148.00–156.00	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	479	159.13/cwt	154.00–160.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	180.58/cwt	180.00–184.00	861	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	47.17/cwt	44.00–50.00	448	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	86.59/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,010	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	75.69/cwt	74.00–79.00	905	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	694	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	1,087.84/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	9,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,277.27/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	13,322	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	724.76/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	744	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	914	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.64/cwt	113.00–118.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.94/cwt	118.00–130.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	169.52/cwt	165.00–172.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	139.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	134.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	120.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	96.50/cwt	95.00–98.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	142.05/cwt	137.00–148.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	106.10/cwt	102.00–110.00	546	2

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Thu Mar 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 480Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 92Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,942	110.00–115.00	113.05
2	—	1,446	90.00–95.00	93.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	63.00–66.00	64.60
2	—	949	44.00–50.00	47.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	86.00–87.00	86.59
11	—	1,196	74.00–79.00	75.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	121.00–130.00	125.31
3	—	335	141.00–150.00	144.98
2	—	243	133.00–138.00	135.55
5	—	420	135.00–144.00	138.52
4	—	290	145.00–149.00	146.76
3	—	618	113.00–118.00	115.64
11	—	482	135.00–145.00	139.44
10	—	520	130.00–139.00	134.27
3	—	657	110.00–115.00	113.01
8	—	371	137.00–148.00	142.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	118.00–125.00	120.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	421	147.00–150.00	148.45
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	102.00–110.00	106.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	175.00–190.00	184.18
6	—	269	160.00–170.00	164.26
2	—	238	153.00–160.00	156.50
13	—	470	179.00–190.00	184.06
2	—	319	165.00–170.00	167.46
4	—	517	164.00–177.00	169.26
5	—	375	180.00–188.00	184.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	170.00–174.00	172.05
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	144.00–150.00	146.83
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	111.00–120.00	115.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	72.50	72.50
1	—	242	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	144	52.50	52.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	394	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	128.00–135.00	131.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	524	146.00–148.00	147.01
8	—	571	148.00–156.00	152.72
2	—	713	110.00	110.00
4	—	674	118.00–130.00	123.94
4	—	455	165.00–172.00	169.52
2	—	778	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	626	122.00–126.00	124.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	154.00–160.00	159.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	516	160.00–165.00	162.47
7	—	477	180.00–184.00	180.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	95.00–98.00	96.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	694	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	886	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,043	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,277.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	650.00–825.00	724.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,102	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	744	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	914	500.00	500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Smithfield Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Powell Livestock Market - Smithfield, NC

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle